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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2026; 18(6): 117101
Published online Jun 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.117101
Published online Jun 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.117101
Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical characteristics
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | |
| Sex | Female | Male | Male | Male | Female | Female |
| Age (years) | 47 | 63 | 39 | 66 | 57 | 51 |
| ECOG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Primary location | Descending colon | Rectum | Descending colon | Sigmoid colon | Ascending colon | Rectum |
| Primary resection | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Metastatic lesion | Liver, lung, peritoneum, bone | Liver | Liver, peritoneum | Liver, bone | Liver | Liver, bone |
| RAS/BRAF status | BRAF mutant | NRAS mutant | Wild | KRAS mutant | KRAS mutant | KRAS mutant |
| MSS status | MSS | MSS | MSS | MSS | MSS | MSS |
| CPS | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| First-line | mFOLFOX6 + Bev | OXA + RTX | mFOLFOX6 + Cet | XELOX + Bev | XELOX | XELOX + Bev |
| PFS1 (months) | 7.8 | 17 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 |
| Second-line | CPT-11 + RTX + Bev | CPT-11 + RTX + Bev | CPT-11 + RTX + Bev | CPT-11 + RTX + Bev | CPT-11 + RTX | CPT-11 + RTX + Bev |
| PFS2 (months) | 6.1 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Third-line | Fruquintinib + sintilimab | Fruquintinib + sintilimab | Fruquintinib + sintilimab | Fruquintinib + sintilimab | Fruquintinib + sintilimab | Fruquintinib + sintilimab |
| PFS3 (months) | 3.8 | 11 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Third-line cycles | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Efficacy | PD | SD | PD | PD | CR | PD |
| OS | 5.1 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 10 | 5 |
Table 2 Treatment regimens
| Treatment regimens | |
| mFOLFOX6 + Bev | Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1, leucovorin 400 mg/m2 on days 1-2, and fluorouracil 2400 mg/m2 once over 46 hours on days 1-3, bevacizumab 5 mg/kg on day 1 |
| OXA + RTX | Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 on day 1, raltitrexed 3 mg/m2 on day 1 |
| mFOLFOX6 + Cet | Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1, leucovorin 400 mg/m2 on days 1-2, and fluorouracil 2400 mg/m2 once over 46 hours on days 1-3, cetuximab 500 mg/m2 on day 1 |
| XELOX | Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 on day 1 and capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 twice daily on days 1-14 |
| XELOX + Bev | Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 on day 1, capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 twice daily on days 1-14, bevacizumab 7.5 mg/kg on day 1 |
| CPT-11 + RTX | Irinotecan 200 mg/m2 on day 1, raltitrexed 3 mg/m2 on day 1 |
| CPT-11 + RTX + Bev | Irinotecan 200 mg/m2 on day 1, raltitrexed 3 mg/m2 on day 1, bevacizumab 7.5 mg/kg on day 1 |
| Fruquintinib + sintilimab | Fruquintinib 3 mg once daily on days 1-21, sintilimab 200 mg on day 1 |
Table 3 Adverse reactions, n (%)
| AEs | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 |
| White blood cell decreased | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) |
| Neutropenia | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) |
| Anemia | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Alanine aminotransferase increased | 5 (83.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase increased | 5 (83.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Urinary protein increased | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) |
| Fatigue | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Anorexia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Hypertension | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) |
| Hemorrhage | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) |
| Hypothyroidism | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) |
| Myocarditis | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
- Citation: Pan J, Li P, Zhao Y, Zhou YH, Zhao Y, Zhang TL, Chen YT, Chu XY. Efficacy and safety of fruquintinib plus sintilimab in third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: A single-center experience. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(6): 117101
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i6/117101.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.117101